Aggresive Towards People

[PrincessRatty]

Oh yeah when I took her out in her house she was able to run around my bed, however whenever I came near to her, even if I stooped down to her level, she would still lunge at me and  try to bite.  I have tried a lot of different things and nothing seemed to work, it sucks.  I really wanted her to be happy with me, but who knows, in the future maybe she can be!

[MuccRat]

Have you tried biting her ear?

[ema-leigh]

I wouldnt recommend biting her ear. This kind of dominance would only work on a dog and you could really hurt her.

To dominate a rat flip her upside down and pin her until shes calm. You could wear oven mitts if you think she will try fight you.

Keep us updated when you know more.

[MuccRat]

Heh, it was only in jest. I wish dominance was that easy, it took quite some time for my husky to accept me as his "superior". I feel like this rat will be the same way.

[Stace87]

Have you tried biting her ear?

Joking or not, someone may take that as a serious reply and try it - which could cause harm to person and rat.

[PrincessRatty]

I know I wouldn't bite some little ratty ear, I'd feel bad. I was told early on that flipping her on her back was a good idea.  I (of course) had to use the super thick gloves.  I did it over and over and over and over and over, etc.  It never changed her outlook on things it seems. 

[MuccRat]

I imagine anything you do, as for all animals, you'd have to keep it up for a decent period of time. I'm pretty new to rats in terms of animals as a whole, but when I used to live on a farm we had quite a few of those problem children. I suppose my most recent one was my dog, he's probably the most stubborn animal you could ever run into. I had to keep up dominant behavior for about 3 months to get him to where he was at, and I've been having to keep it up. Whenever I leave him in my brothers care, he gets a bit lazy with him and I'll come back to him needing some work.  Luckily, my rat has a lot more of an agreeable personality.

I've read on techniques people have tried that included putting vanilla extract on a few rats and letting them interact with one another, but their situations seem a bit different than yours. Females are known to get a bit protective when pregnant. Hopefully there is some underlying reason for this, and your rat just isn't a jerk heh.

[PrincessRatty]

Hahaha sadly all signs point to her being a total jerk.  I haven't had her around any males so I know shes not preggers at all, never has been.  I really hope there is some underlying reason for her bad attitude, one that this person working with her can figure out for me, otherwise I know her being in my home is unsafe for kids and pets alike in the house, at the very least.

[MuccRat]

Bahaha, animals just have different personalities, especially rats. In Peru, I used to have this one horse that would enjoy kicking doors. I'm not really sure why seeing as how she was great with people. She would be the one that we'd let children ride because she was always so collected, but the moment an unfortunate door crossed her path, it would be kicked off its hinges. While hilarious, it drove the farm hands nuts.